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MRIMusculoskeletalConfirmedFRCR 2B
Cervical disc prolapse
Clinical Presentation
Neck pain radiating to both arms and hands, associated with "pins and needles" in all fingers. Weak grip in both hands, right greater than left. Good neck range of movement. Trapped nerve?
- 1Normal craniocervical junction.Large C6-C7 focal left paramedian-foraminal disc prolapse, completely effacing the left exit foramen with impingement on the exiting C7 nerve root.Partial effacement of the left side of the thecal sac
- 2The central canal remains relatively capacious.Normal cervical cord
- 3No cord oedema or myelomalacia.No abnormality on any other level.
